"Lima Thirty-Six" Is An Intense Police Adventure Written By A Local Law Enforcement Officer
Author J.L. Hoffman with his book, Lima Thirty-Six By Thomas Leturgey [ Originally published in the Valley Mirror newspaper. Select print copies of this issue of the Valley Mirror are available via tom.leturgey@gmail.com, $2 including postage and handling. ] J.L. Hoffman is quite serious about his work. A second-generation law enforcement officer, Hoffman, didn’t initially want to go into police work. But as a young man he took a security job that interacted with men and women in blue. Add to that the respect and admiration he had for his father—a 37-year veteran on the job—Hoffman soon knew what he wanted to do with his life and career. The Mon Valley native earned his degree in Criminal Justice and in 1996 began his career in law enforcement. During COVID and the pandemic of 2020, Hoffman took solace in writing fiction, but initially “shelved” the first 10-page chapter he crafted. Hoffman says he was later inspired by a particular comment from a friend on social media—a retir...
